"Healthy urine goes from clear to pale yellow, dark yellow to amber," says consultant urologist Tim Terry. This depends on hydration levels, but if you're somewhere in the yellow team, you can breathe easy.

Green

"Some antiseptics and anaesthetics give urine a green tinge," says Terry. This is thanks to methylene blue, a dye which kidneys sometimes struggle with. Nothing too much to worry about though.

Orange

"This is a sign of liver dysfunction," warns Terry. If your urine is this colour and you notice that your stools are white, it could be obstructive jaundice. Put down that beer – it's GP time.

Check out these outlandish creatures from around the world! Mother nature has really indulged in her creative side with them! Includes incredible creatures like the Olm, Assassin spider, blobfish, satanic gecko and others!

Blanket Octopus

The Blanket Octopus is a truly remarkable sight. This unique octopus is able to open its tentacles to reveal a thin colorful membrane which spreads out like a 'blanket', this is done to make the Blanket Octopus look bigger and ward away predators

Blobfish

The Blobfish doesn't really do much… content to float in place and wait for food to stumble upon it, the Blobfish is a true opportunist. This type of lifestyle works well for the Blobfish as it means the Blobfish is able to survive on small amounts of food due to the lack of exertion in its life.

Hemeroplanes Caterpillar

I know the picture looks like a snake but i assure you this is 100% a caterpillar. Infact that is the entire point of the Hemeroplanes Caterpillar, this master of camouflage has a very uniwue defense mechanism in that it can do a very good impression of a pit viper. If the Hemeroplanes Caterpillar feels threatened it will raise the top half of its body from the surface and inflate to resemble a pit viper – this crafty caterpillar even emulates a lunging motion giving the impression its about to strike!

Assassin Spider

Is it a spider? Or is it a giraffe? Look at its neck! The Assassin Spider (above) is indeed a truly bizarre specimen. The Assassin Spider sports a long neck which is needed to provide leverage due to its massive jaws which is uses to expertly catch and assassinate its prey.

Hairy Crab

Wouldn't it be great if you could detoxify the air around you, removing pollution and poisons? That's exactly what the 'hairs' that this crab is named for do. The 'hair' which is actually setae acts as i filter and removes damaging poisons and chemicals from the water surrounding the Hairy Crab. This ability is especially important to the blind Hairy Crab as it is known to make its home in some of the most inhospitable environments.

Hatchetfish

This small fish spends its entire life in the darkest parts of the worlds oceans hidden from prying eyes. The Hatchetfish may not seem spectacular at first sight however the Hatchetfish is actually a light source in the deep, dark oceans it calls home. The Hatchetfish has organs in its sides called photophores which can be 'turned on' to give out a glow similar to that of an led light. The Hatchetfish uses this ability to attract unsuspecting prey and will do the opposite to evade predators.

Leafy Sea Dragon

The Leafy Sea Dragon is a master of camouflage and spends its days drifting through the water perfectly emulating a floating piece of seaweed. The Leafy Sea Dragon gos to great lengths to stay camouflaged such as traveling extremely slow as to not give itself away. Like its closest relatives the sea horses, the male Leafy Sea Dragon carries fertilized eggs until they are ready to hatch.

Olm

The Olm is a fascinating example of an amphibian that makes its home in the waters of Europe. This bizarre creature can only be found in the deepest, darkest waters and relies on none of the traditional senses we humans are used to such as sight or hearing.

Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko

So far we've had numerous masters of camouflage in this list but the Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko really deserves the number one spot! Could there ever be a more accurate representation of a crusty dead leaf? I don't think

This is specially for those couples who fights with each other on small issues. A lesson we can learn in life, how important weare to each other, yet we take them very lightly in life.Please take a minute and do read it full.

Do Read till the end....

It was their anniversary, and Amrita was waiting for her husband Rajiv to show up.Things had changed since their marriage, the once cute, couldn't-live-without-each-other couple had turned bitter.Fighting over every little things, both didn't like the way things had changed.Amrita was waiting to see if Rajiv remembered it was their anniversary!Just as the door bell rang she ran to find her husband wet and smiling with a bunch of flowers in his hand.

The two started reliving the old days. Making up for fights, there was then plan for champagne, light music. And rain outside! It was perfect. But the moment paused when the phone in the bedroom rang.Amrita went to pick it up and it was a man. "Hello ma'am I'm calling from the police station. Is this Mr Rajiv Mehra's number?""Yes it is!""I'm sorry ma'am; but there was an accident and a man died. We got this number from his purse; we need you to come and identify his body."Amrita's heart sank. WHAT tha!!!!But my husband is here with me?""Sorry ma'am, but the incident took place at 2 pm, when he was boarding the train."Amrita was about to lose her senses. How could this happen?! She knew these type of things she heard about the soul of the person coming to meet a loved one before it leaves!She ran into the other room.He was not there. It was true! He had left her for good!! Oh God she would have died for another chance to mend every little fight before! She rolled on the floor in pain. She lost her chance! Forever! Suddenly there was a noise from the bathroom,the door opened and Rajiv came out and said....."Darlin, I forgot to tell you my purse was stolen today"

LIFE MIGHT NOT GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE. SO NEVER WASTE A MOMENT WHEN YOU CAN STILL MAKE UP FOR YOUR WRONGS!!!

Its the second half of the year so let's start making amends.To spouseTo parents To siblingsTo friendsAnd many more. No one is promised tomorrow. Have a wonderful Life with no regrets!

The passengers on the bus watchedsympathetically as the attractive young womanwith the white cane made her way carefully upthe steps. She paid the driver and, using her hands to feelthe location of the seats, walked down the aisleand found the seat he'd told her was empty. Thenshe's settled in, placed her briefcase on her lapand rested her cane against her leg. It had been a year since Susan became blind. Dueto a medical misdiagnosis she had been renderedsightless, and she was suddenly thrown into aworld of darkness, anger,frustration and self-pity.'How could this have happened to me?' shewould plead, her heart knotted with anger. But no matter how much she cried or ranted orprayed, she knew the painful truth, her sight wasnever going to return. A cloud of depression hungover Susan's once optimistic spirit. All she had tocling to was her husband Mark. Mark was an Air Force officer and he loved Susanwith all his heart. When she first lost her sight, hewatched her sink into despair and wasdetermined to help his wife gain the strength sheneeded to become independent again. Finally, Susan felt ready to return to her job, buthow would she get there? She used to take thebus, but was now too frightened to get aroundthe city by herself. Mark volunteered to drive herto work each day, even though they worked atopposite ends of the city. At first, this comforted Susan and fulfilled Mark's need to protect hissightless wife who was so insecure aboutperforming the slightest task. Soon, however Mark realized that thisarrangement wasn't working - it was hectic, andcostly. Susan is going to have to start taking the busagain, he admitted to himself. But just the thoughtof mentioning it toher made him cringe. She wasstill so fragile, so angry. How would she react?Just as Mark predicted, Susan was horrified at theidea of taking the bus again. "I'm blind!" she responded bitterly. "How am I supposed to knowwhere I'm going? I feel like you're abandoningme." Mark's heart broke but he knew what had to bedone. He promised Susan that each day he wouldride the bus with her until she got the hang of it. And that is exactly what happened. For two solidweeks, Mark, military uniform and all,accompanied Susan to and from work each day.He taught her how to rely on her other senses todetermine where she was and how to adapt toher new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could watch out for her, andsave her a seat. Each morning they made thejourney together, and Mark would take a cabback to his office. Although this routine was even more costly andexhausting than the previous one, Mark knew itwas only a matter of time before Susan would beable to ride the bus onher own. Finally, Susandecided that she was ready to try the trip on herown. Monday morning arrived, and before she left, she threw her arms around Mark, hertemporary bus riding companion, her husband,and her best friend. Her eyes filled with tears ofgratitude for his loyalty, his patience, his love. Shesaid good-bye, and for the first time, they wenttheir separate ways. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.... Each day on her ownwent perfectly, and Susan had never felt better. On Friday morning, Susantook the bus to work asusual. As she was paying for her fare to exit thebus, the driver said,"Boy, I sure envy you." Susanwasn't sure if the driver was speaking to her ornot. After all, who on earth would ever envyablind woman who had struggled just to find the courage to live for the past year? "Why do youenvy me?" The driver responded, "It must feel so good to betaken care of and protected like you are." Susanhad no idea what the driver was talking about,"What do you mean?" The driver said,"You know,every morning for the past week, a fine lookinggentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you whenyou get offthe bus. He makes sure you cross thestreet safelyand he watches you until you enter your officebuilding. Then he blows you a kiss, gives you alittle salute and walks away. You are one luckylady." Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks.For although she couldn't see him, she had alwaysfelt Mark's presence. She was blessed, so blessed,for he had given her a gift more powerful thansight, a gift she didn't need to see to believe - thegift of love that can bring light where there had been darkness. "You don't love a woman because she is beautiful,but she is beautiful because you love her..."

Every year since 1999 over 7000 yellow rubber ducks are let loose in River Necker that courses through this historic town near Stuttgart in Germany. This is almost a third of the city population. The competition starts at midday and anyone with a rubber duck can participate; and if you left yours at home in the bathtub, ducks can be rented before the race. Spectators stick their name and number on the ducks, release the toy in the water and cheer along the riverbank as the mass of yellow bob up and down the designated stretch of the Neckar. A metal weight is attached to their underside so that they don't topple over on the way. The ducks race from Alleenbrücke to Neckarbrücke is taken very seriously, because there is €10.000 worth of prizes to be won.The duck race is on this Saturday, October 6.

OktoberfestOktoberfest is a celebration of Bavarian beer from Munich's finest breweries. Each year, around six million liters of beer is consumed along with approximately 300,000 pork sausages, 600,000 roast chickens and 80 roast ox. Only beer from Munich's six select breweries is sold in the 14 large tents, served by beer maids carrying armfuls at a time. Aside from beer there are traditional German amusements, folk costumes, traditional music and marching bands, fair ground rides and parades to name but a few. More pictures of Oktoberfest 2012.

Pushkar Camel Fair

The annual five-day Pushkar Fair is held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India. The fair attracts hundreds of Rabadi herdsmen who buy and sell many thousands of camels here each year. The camels are decorated with colorful bits of clothes and papers for trading, and there are camel races and even camel beauty parades to take part in as well.

It is one of the world's largest camel fairs, and apart from buying and selling of livestock it has become an important tourist attraction and its highlights have become competitions such as the "matkaphod", "longest moustache", and "bridal competition". In recent years the fair has also included an exhibition cricket match between the local Pushkar club and a team of random foreign tourists.

Halloween

Halloween is observed around the world on October 31, the eve before the Western Christian feast of All Hallows. Halloween is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. Over time, Halloween evolved into a secular, community-based event characterized by child-friendly activities such as trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving.

Children go from house to house dressed at witches and ghouls, asking for treats with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to a (mostly idle) "threat" to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In this custom the child performs some sort of trick, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, to earn their treats.

Because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest, candy apples (known as toffee apples outside North America), caramel or taffy apples are common Halloween treats made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, sometimes followed by rolling them in nuts.

Diwali Diwali or Dipawali popularly known as the "festival of lights," is the most well-known of the Hindu festivals. The name "Diwali" is a contraction of "Deepavali" which translates into "row of lamps". Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. These lamps are kept on during the night and one's house is cleaned, both done in order to make the goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, feel welcome. The festival is celebrated through festive fireworks, lights, flowers, sharing of sweets, and worship. The festival of Diwali extends over five days, and because of the lights, fireworks and sweets involved, it's a great favourite with children.

Diwali signifies many different things to people across the country. In north India, Diwali celebrates Rama's homecoming, that is his return to Ayodhya after the defeat of Ravana and his coronation as king; in Gujarat, the festival honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; and in Bengal, it is associated with the goddess Kali. Everywhere, it signifies the renewal of life, and accordingly it is common to wear new clothes on the day of the festival; similarly, it heralds the approach of winter and the beginning of the sowing season. I am not counting Diwali festival in October coz this time Diwali is in Nov.

Navratri

Navratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of a Hindu deity Shakti. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights.[2] During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi are worshiped. The 10th day is commonly referred to as Vijayadashami or Dussehra."The Navaratri commences on the first day (pratipada) of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Ashvin. The festival is celebrated for nine nights once every year during the beginning of October, although as the dates of the festival are determined according to the lunar calendar, the festival may be held for a day more or a day less. Navarathri is celebrated in different ways throughout India. In North India, all three Navaratris are celebrated with much fervor by fasting on all nine days and worshiping the Mother Goddess in her different forms. The ChaitraNavratri culminates in Ram Navami and the SharadNavaratri culminates in DurgaPuja and Dussehra. The Dussehra of Kullu in HimachalPradesh is particularly famous in the North. Navratri festival in Gujarat is one of the main festivals. Garba is dance which people use to dance after the DurgaPooja with the groups and live orchestra or devotional songs.

Dussehra FestivalDussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is one of the most important festivals celebrated in various forms, across India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Dussehra is derived from Sanskrit Dasha-hara meaning "remover of bad fate" which signifies the slaying of the demon king Ravana by Lord Rama.

Dasara is celebrated on the tenth day of the Hindu autumn lunar month of Ashvin, or Ashwayuja which falls in September or October of the Western calendar. The first nine days are celebrated as MahaNavratri and culminates on the tenth day as Dussehra.

During these 10 days many plays and dramas based on the Hindu epic Ramayana are performed. There are outdoor fairs and large parades with effigies of Ravana. Actors dressed as Rama, Sita and Rama's brother Lakshmana re-enact the final moments of the battle to free Sita from Ravana. Rama shoots a flaming arrow at the effigies and the crowd cheers as the effigies explode with fireworks and flames.

Phuket Vegetarian FestivalPhuket Vegetarian Festival is a colorful and rather gruesome event held over a nine-day period in October, celebrating the Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind.

Though the origins of the festival are unclear, it is commonly thought that the festival was bought to Phuket, Thailand, by a wandering Chinese opera group who fell ill with malaria while performing on the island. They decided to adhere to a strict vegetarian diet and pray to the Nine Emperor Gods to ensure purification of the mind and body. To everyone's amazement the opera group made a complete recovery. Upon their recovery the people celebrated by holding a festival that was meant to honour the gods as well as express the people's happiness at surviving what was, in the 19th century, a fatal illness.

One of the most exciting aspects of the festival are the various, (and sometimes gruesome) ceremonies which are held to invoke the gods. Firewalking, body piercing and other acts of self mortification undertaken by participants acting as mediums of the gods, have become more spectacular and daring as each year goes by. Men and women puncture their cheeks with various items including knives, skewers and other household items. It is believed that the Chinese gods will protect such persons from harm, and little blood or scarring results from such mutilation acts. This is definitely not recommended for the faint hearted to witness.

In 2011 some 74 people were injured with one death reported. Injuries are usually sustained from the indiscriminate use of firecrackers so beware of this pitfall and stay well away from this deafening and sometimes frightening aspect of the Vegetarian Festival.

Naga Fireball Festival

Naga Fireballs is a mysterious event that takes place every year in Thailand. Locally known as "bung faipayanak" the phenomenon which is seen in the Mekong river involves hundreds and thousands of glowing fireballs that rise out from the water high into the air. The balls are reddish and have diverse size from smaller sparkles up to the size of basketballs. They quickly rise up to a couple of hundred metres before disappearing.

Local people say that they have seen the fireballs throughout their lives and their parents and grandparents did as well, but in earlier times they did not pay much attention to this phenomenon. The festival related to the observation of Naga fireballs gained popularity in the 1990s and is named Bang FaiPhayaNark festival. Since the 2000s this festival has obtained international fame and is actively promoted by the authorities of Thailand.

Traditionally it is believed that the balls come from the breath of Naga, a mythical serpent that haunts the river. While no plausible explanation exist, some believe that fireballs are actually pockets of methane bubbling up from the river that spontaneously ignite.

OkunchiMatsuriRegarded as among the most unusual festivals in Japan, the Okunchi Festival in Nagasaki dates back to the 17th century, when many Chinese lived in the city and when both Dutch and Chinese traders regularly anchored their ships there. For many years, the ruling shogun of Japan barred foreigners from other Japanese ports, and the few Dutch and Chinese ships that were allowed to stop in Nagasaki were the country's only point of contact with the non-Japanese world. The Okunchi Festival pays tribute to these traders by presenting both a Dutch dance and a Chinese dragon dance, along with processions, street fairs, and other entertainment.

The Dutch and Chinese dances are performed in an open area at the beginning of the many stairs that go to the Suwa Shrine. Two young women execute the Dutch dance, one of whom wears a false mustache and plays the part of a man. The two dancers bend at the waist, exchange coy smiles, and flirt with each other, to the amusement of the crowd. The Chinese dance features four dragons made out of cloth stretched over flexible frames. Each dragon conceals about a dozen dancers, who help it "dance" with snakelike motions by maneuvering the black rods attached to its body. The dragon dance reenacts the legendary battle between darkness, symbolized by the dragon, and light, symbolized by the sun—a golden globe atop a long pole. Needless to say, the sun always wins.

Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival also known by various names such as the Moon Festival or Chinese Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival or Zhongqiu Festival, is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people. The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day of family reunions much like Thanksgiving. Chinese people believe that on that day, the moon is the roundest and brightest signaling a time of completeness and abundance. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, children are delighted to stay up past midnight, parading multi-colored lanterns into the wee hours as families take to the streets to moon-gaze.

Special kind of sweet pastry cake is made in the shape of the moon, and filled with a sweet paste made from sesame seeds, lotus seeds or red beans. Lobster and salmon are particular favorites along with apples, pomegranates, roasted peanuts, pomelo, and chestnuts.